ZED FC exited the CAF Confederation Cup after losing 1-0 to Tanzanian side Azam FC in the second leg of the Round of 32, held today, Saturday, in Tanzania. The first leg in Cairo ended in a 1-1 draw.
ZED aimed to control the midfield and build attacks, while the Tanzanian team launched several dangerous counterattacks. However, ZED's goalkeeper, Ali Lotfi, effectively thwarted these attempts, and the first half ended in a goalless draw.
In the second half, the hosts took the lead when Edi Slimani Nado scored in the 64th minute. ZED tried to equalize and keep their hopes of advancing to the group stage alive, but to no avail until the fourth minute of stoppage time, when ZED scored an equalizer through Abdullah Bakri. However, the referee disallowed the goal for a foul on a ZED player. The match ended with Azam winning 1-0, securing their place in the group stage of the Confederation Cup.
ZED's lineup against Azam FC
- Goalkeeper: Ali Lotfi
- Defense: Tarek Alaa – Abdullah Bakri – Mohamed Rabia – Samah Ibrahim
- Midfield: Mahmoud Al-Arabi "Oka" – Moussa Mohamed – Mahmoud Nabil
- Attack: Ahmed Adel – Ahmed Atef – Mostafa Saad.
